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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Most aficionados are first attracted by the promise of closer shaves. Shoe Salesman Marte Mejstrik, 27, of Lincoln, Neb., tried Clinique's "allergy tested" shaving formula on his sensitive skin; it worked so well he went on to a variation of the twice-a-day, three-step regimen of complexion soap, "scruffing lotion" and moisturizer. Special creams like Solutions for Men shave gel complete with aloe vera sell for $7.50 for 3 oz., compared with $1.59 for a 7-oz. can of Gillette Foamy. The new products "give smoother results because they contain more lubricating emollients and fewer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Trading Faces, the Latest Wrinkle | 12/17/1984 | See Source »

...Cambridge City Council last night moved closer to virtually guaranteeing the city's top official, who currently serves at the pleasure of the council, a five-year term in office...

Author: By D. JOSEPH Menn, | Title: City Council May Grant Top Official 5-Year Term | 12/11/1984 | See Source »

Lasch's remarks on literature seem in some respects closer to the mark. He complains that...

Author: By John P.O Connor, | Title: Notes From Blunder ground | 12/10/1984 | See Source »

...meet again, so when the two sides resumed their discussion last week in the village of Ayagualo, twelve miles from San Salvador, the atmosphere was tentative and tense. And when the two parties came down from their hilltop retreat after more than twelve hours of talks, they seemed no closer to peace than before. In a brief statement summarizing the day's progress, San Salvador Archbishop Arturo Rivera y Damas, one of two intermediaries, reported that the two sides had agreed on "a period of tranquillity on the nation's highways between...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: El Salvador: Second Round | 12/10/1984 | See Source »

Mazda's U.S. venture will bring it closer to Ford, which already owns 25% of the company. The Mazda GLC sedan is marketed by Ford in Australia and New Zealand as the Laser. The proposed Michigan plant will probably put 3,500 people to work in an area of high unemployment. By the end of 1988, the factory could be turning out vehicles at the rate of 240,000 annually. Ford is expected to buy some of the cars and may put the Mustang name plate on them. Fast-growing Mazda has been crimped by import restraints that limit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Autos: A Mazda Mustang? | 12/10/1984 | See Source »

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